Rethinking infidelity ... for anyone who has ever loved

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This week on TED.com May 23, 2015

Talk of the week Esther Perel: Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved 21:31 minutes · Filmed Mar 2015 · Posted May 2015 · TED2015 Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal. But can a relationship recover? Relationship therapist Esther Perel examines why people cheat, and unpacks why affairs are so traumatic: because they threaten our emotional security. In infidelity, she sees something unexpected — an expression of longing and loss. A must-watch for anyone who has ever cheated or been cheated on, or who simply wants a new framework for understanding how we love. Watch now »

Playlist of the week Talks that just might save your relationship (8 talks) No matter how long you've been together, it never hurts to have a little refresher course on what really matters. Watch » Total run time 2:09:20

More from TED.com "Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer, just a little bit," says surf photographer Chris Burkard, as he explains his obsession with the coldest, choppiest, most isolated beaches on earth. With jawdropping photos and stories of places few humans have ever seen -- much less surfed -- he draws us into his "personal crusade against the mundane." Watch » Chimpanzees have thoughts, emotions, reason. Should they also have rights? Lawyer Steven Wise has spent the last 30 years working to change these animals' status from "things" to "persons." It's not a matter of legal semantics; as he describes in this fascinating talk, recognizing that animals like chimps have cognitive capabilities and rethinking the way we treat them -- legally -- is no less than a moral duty. Watch » You’ve just been injured, and you’re on the way home from an hour of physical therapy. The last thing you want to do on your own is confusing exercises that take too long to show results. TED Fellow Cosmin Mihaiu demos a fun, cheap solution that turns boring physical therapy exercises into a video game with crystal-clear instructions. Watch » The founder of Sirius XM satellite radio, Martine Rothblatt now heads up a drug company that makes life-saving medicines for rare diseases (including one drug that saved her own daughter's life). Meanwhile she is working to preserve the consciousness of the woman she loves in a digital file ... and a companion robot. In an onstage conversation with TED's Chris Anderson, Rothblatt shares her powerful story of love, identity, creativity, and limitless possibility. Watch »

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Quote of the Week “ How do we heal from an affair? Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. Some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine. But others will jolt us into new possibilities. And even more so for the deceived partner, who will often say, 'You think I didn't want more?' Now that the affair is exposed, they, too, get to claim more. They no longer have to uphold the status quo that may not have been working for them that well, either." Esther Perel Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved

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Magical houses, made of bamboo

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This week on TED.com May 16, 2015

Talk of the week Elora Hardy: Magical houses, made of bamboo 10:17 minutes · Filmed Mar 2015 · Posted May 2015 · TED2015 You've never seen buildings like this. The stunning bamboo homes built by Elora Hardy and her team in Bali twist, curve and surprise at every turn. They defy convention because the bamboo itself is so enigmatic. No two poles of bamboo are alike, so every home, bridge and bathroom is exquisitely unique. In this beautiful, immersive talk, she shares the potential of bamboo, as both a sustainable resource and a spark for the imagination. "We have had to invent our own rules," she says. Watch now »

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More from TED.com We’ve heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable? Photographer Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up-close view. This talk, based on photos from National Geographic, gives a lyrical glimpse into a beehive — and reveals one of its biggest threats. Watch » Roman Mars is obsessed with flags -- and after you watch this talk, you might be, too. These ubiquitous symbols of civic pride are often designed, well, badly. But they don't have to be. In this surprising and hilarious talk about vexillology -- the study of flags -- Mars reveals the five basic principles of flag design and shows how they can be applied to just about anything. Watch » The ten women in this chorus have all been sentenced to life in prison. They share a moving song about their experiences — one that reveals their hopes, regrets and fears. "I'm not an angel," sings one, "but I'm not the devil." Filmed at an independent TEDx event inside Muncy State Prison, it's a rare and poignant look inside the world of people imprisoned with no hope of parole. Watch » What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician. In a fascinating talk, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal -- particularly when it comes to mental health. Watch »

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Quote of the Week “ W ask the bamboo what it's good at, what it wants to become, and what it says is: Respect it, design for its strengths, protect it from water, and make the most of its curves." Elora Hardy Magical houses, made of bamboo

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The dancer, the singer, the cellist ... a moment of creative magic

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This week on TED.com May 9, 2015

Talk of the week Bill T. Jones: The dancer, the singer, the cellist ... and a moment of creative magic 06:26 minutes · Filmed Mar 2015 · Posted May 2015 · TED2015 Legendary dancer Bill T. Jones and TED Fellows Joshua Roman and Somi didn't know exactly what was going to happen when they took the stage at TED2015. They just knew they wanted to show the audience a creative collaboration in action. The result: An improvised piece they call "The Red Circle and the Blue Curtain," so extraordinary it had to be shared ... Watch now »

Playlist of the week Life is beautiful These talks will make your heart ache in the best of ways. Each is a wonderful reminder of the beautiful poignancy of life. Watch » 10 TED Talks • Total run time 2:53:00

More from TED.com Pamela Ronald studies the genes that make plants more resistant to disease and stress. In an eye-opening talk, she describes her decade-long quest to help create a variety of rice that can survive prolonged flooding. She shows how the genetic improvement of seeds saved the Hawaiian papaya crop in the 1990s — and makes the case that modern genetics is sometimes the most effective method to enhance food security for our planet’s growing population. Watch » Liver cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to detect, but synthetic biologist Tal Danino had a left-field thought: What if we could create a probiotic, edible bacteria that was "programmed" to find liver tumors? His insight exploits something we're just beginning to understand about bacteria: their power of quorum sensing, or doing something together once they reach critical mass. Danino, a TED Fellow, explains how quorum sensing works -- and how clever bacteria working together could someday change cancer treatment. Watch » Singer-songwriter Dawn Landes tells the story of Tori Murden McClure, who dreamed of rowing across the Atlantic in a small boat -- but whose dream was almost capsized by waves the size of a seven-story building. Through video, story and song, Landes imagines the mindset of a woman alone in the midst of the vast ocean. (This talk comes from a session at TED2015 guest-curated by Pop-Up Magazine; @popupmag on Twitter.) Watch » Subtle motion happens around us all the time, including tiny vibrations caused by sound. New technology shows that we can pick up on these vibrations and actually re-create sound and conversations just from a video of a seemingly still object. But now Abe Davis takes it one step further: Watch him demo software that lets anyone interact with these hidden properties, just from a simple video. Watch »

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